When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Achieving a redpoint is one of the holy grails of rock climbing. If you ...

Don’t know a Belay from a Mono? No worries, we’ve listed most of climbing’s lingo and jargon to guide you through the puzzling maze of climbingspeak. The following list of climbing terms isn’t ...

Dangling high above the earth, with one hand curled into a rocky ledge and the other wrapped around a frothy beer stein, Kurt Albert was a German mountain climber who eschewed typical rules. In the ...